derrochar

v.

1 to squander, to waste.

2 to ooze, to be full of (rebosar de).

derrochaba simpatía he was incredibly friendly

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derrochar

► verbo transitivo

1 (dilapidar) to waste, squander

2 figurado (rebosar) to be full of

■ esta chica derrocha salud this girl is full of health

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VT

1) [+ dinero, recursos] to squander, waste

2) (=tener) [+ energía, salud] to be bursting with, be full of

derrochar mal genio — to be excessively bad-tempered

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (malgastar) <dinero> to squander, waste; <electricidad/agua> to waste

2) (tener en abundancia) <buen humor/simpatía> to radiate, exude

2.

derrochar vi to throw money away, to squander money

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= waste, splurge on, fritter away, splurge.

Ex. Long keys are not handled by wasting space in the data base, but by using only enough space to store the key.

Ex. On the other hand, a few weeks later I decided to splurge on Adobe Acrobat 6.0, and I have not looked back.

Ex. Most of the money spent was frittered away on projects that did nothing to make America safer.

Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.

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* derrochar dinero = waste + money.

* derrochar energía = waste + energy.

* derrochar espacio = waste + space.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (malgastar) <dinero> to squander, waste; <electricidad/agua> to waste

2) (tener en abundancia) <buen humor/simpatía> to radiate, exude

2.

derrochar vi to throw money away, to squander money

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= waste, splurge on, fritter away, splurge.

Ex: Long keys are not handled by wasting space in the data base, but by using only enough space to store the key.

Ex: On the other hand, a few weeks later I decided to splurge on Adobe Acrobat 6.0, and I have not looked back.

Ex: Most of the money spent was frittered away on projects that did nothing to make America safer.

Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.

* derrochar dinero = waste + money.

* derrochar energía = waste + energy.

* derrochar espacio = waste + space.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

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derrochar [A1 ]

vt

A (malgastar) ‹dinero› to squander, waste; ‹electricidad/agua› to waste

B (tener en abundancia) ‹buen humor/simpatía› to radiate, exude

derrocha salud y energía she radiates o exudes health and energy

■ derrochar

vi

to throw money away, to squander money

cómprate algo pero no derroches buy yourself something but don't go throwing your money away o wasting your money

estaban acostumbrados a derrochar they were used to being very free with their money

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derrochar (conjugate derrochar) verbo transitivo (malgastar) ‹dinero› to squander, waste;
‹electricidad/agua› to waste
verbo intransitivo
to throw money away, to squander money
derrochar verbo transitivo
1 (malgastar) to waste, squander
2 (derramar, rebosar) to brim over: esta muchacha derrocha alegría, this girl radiates happiness
'derrochar' also found in these entries:
English:
dissipate
- fritter away
- waste

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derrochar

♦ vt

1. [malgastar] [dinero, fortuna] to squander, to fritter away;

[gas, agua, electricidad] to waste; [fuerzas, energías] to squander, to waste

2. [rebosar de] to ooze, to be full of;

siempre derrocha simpatía he's always incredibly friendly;

derrochaba vitalidad she was bursting with vitality

♦ vi

to waste

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derrochar

v/t

1 dinero waste

2 salud, felicidad exude, be bursting with

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derrochar vt

: to waste, to squander

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derrochar vb

1. (en general) to waste

no derroches agua don't waste water

2. (rebosar) to be full of

derrocha buen humor he's full of good humour